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Rigid Posterior Lumbopelvic Fixation without Formal Debridement for Pyogenic Vertebral Diskitis and Osteomyelitis Involving the Lumbosacral Junction: Technical Report

BACKGROUND: Pelvic fixation with S2-alar-iliac (S2AI) screws can increase the rigidity of a lumbosacral construct, which may promote bone healing, improve antibiotic delivery to infected tissues, and avoid L5–S1 pseudarthrosis. PURPOSE: To describe the use of single-stage posterior fixation without...

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Autores principales: Mazur, Marcus D., Ravindra, Vijay M., Dailey, Andrew T., McEvoy, Sara, Schmidt, Meic H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4585130/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26442278
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2015.00047